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Swallow-tailed Kite

Elanoides forficatus
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Milano Tijereta
Gavião-tesoura
Family: Accipitridae
Order: Accipitriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Falco forficatus.

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
194629613/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar (-26,639886, -54,752279)1María Alejandra Sosa
194549913/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Urugua-í1María Alejandra Sosa
194545512/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 19 (-25,710897, -54,064979)1María Alejandra Sosa
194502312/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 19 (-25,732805, -54,087396)1María Alejandra Sosa
194075607/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 19 (-25,998066, -54,435362)6María Alejandra Sosa
194068807/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 12 (-26,213004, -54,586909)3María Alejandra Sosa
153385713/01/2022ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 14 (-27,679670, -55,646766)7María Alejandra Sosa
153383813/01/2022ArgentinaMisionesAvenida Las Heras 10, Leandro N. Alem1María Alejandra Sosa
153381613/01/2022ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 14 894, Campo Viera5María Alejandra Sosa
153377713/01/2022ArgentinaMisionesCamino sin nombrar (-26,835480, -54,347328)1María Alejandra Sosa
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Swallow-tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.